US Patent Issued to Forge Laboratories on Sept. 9 for "Computer-assisted patient navigation and information systems and methods" (Texas, Puerto Rico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,835, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Forge Laboratories LLC (Lubbock, Texas).

"Computer-assisted patient navigation and information systems and methods" was invented by Randall S. Hickle (Dorado, Puerto Rico), Christopher K. Allen (Shallowater, Texas) and Jason Paul Derouen (Dripping Springs, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-assisted patient navigational communication system for receiving electronic and oral communications from a patient, scanning data to determine the medical needs of the patient, and displaying relevant information to appropriate medical personnel who can immediately advise the patient of the mos...